John Hartford "Steam Powered Aereoplane"

[TheVoodoobassist]

Thanks so much.....

[helios1912]

Today I have learned about John Hartford. I never really knew much about him, except, of course, he wrote "Gentle on my Mind" His fansite is good, and thanks to all the youtube uploads. Now I get to have the fun of discovering all that talent he had--things like finding some of his 30 album releases in used record stores (don't we all love that?) Sorry he was gone too soon.

[TheCubanafrothunder]

Thank you so much for posting this!!

[TheGardenman33]

Still have this album that was bought at the record exchange on dickson st. in Fayettenam, AR. What a treasure!

[gr8fulhil]

great video thanks

[PHJimY]

Morning Bugle was the first album I bought after I got my first banjer 30 some odd years back.  I bought Aereoplane a couple of weeks later. I have more John Hartford albums than anyone else. John sounds very weak in this clip, but I still love it.

[rafhenlow]

An artist sorely missed. What a talent the man was.

[kskreider]

This is a commercial release that is being sold by Tut Taylor. I bought a copy off him personally at Merlefest back in 2004.

[simulbee]

Wow wow wow. Thank you John!

[zdime]

Simply wonderful ........ !

[akajk1]

SWEEEEEEET! verrry good!

[sundaydiver]

I love how he pronounces it "Aereoplane."

[sundaydiver]

I love it how he pronounces it "Aereoplane."

[fatherof2able]

I enjoyed the likes of John, Doc & Merle for many years @ the Great Northern Bluegrass festival in Mole Lake Wi. Thanks for sharing your GIFTS!! David H

[cooksquid]

John Hartford is the best, and yes what a true American gem. Thanks for posting this video.

[theothernickc]

thank you for this Hartford gem! Best version I've heard.

[steeltunes]

A tear just came to my eye.

[sofraj]

A simple "like" button isn't enough!!!

[csncsn00]

fantastici ricordi

un ciao to "old John" from Italia

claudio

[gray6758]

@csncsn00

Johny Hartford is tha man! Thank you Claudio from Italy!

This video was taken less than a year before he died though...He lives on!

[gray6758]

Question: Who would win in a fight between John Hartford and God?

Answer: Trick question, John Hartford is God!

[NOSMOJEFF]

John...thank you 

[Amakisongs]

Awesome thank you!

[meanlezbo]

bless johns hart..so sad..he was a legend. i love him

[Burtnernie]

I miss you John.....

[heymama1]

The first time I saw John was at a place called The Sinks in the Missouri Ozarks. It was a campground near the Current River. I was 15. I had never even heard of him. I was blown away. It was him and his plywood board. Then years later I moved to Nashville and got to see him perform many times. He's one of a kind.

[altstrasse]

Love you John! Godspeed Godsteam Mark Twang!



[phachorocks]

Wow

[guitboy804]

That was hard to watch.

[mobird57]

@guitboy804 yeah, I think I know what you mean

[altstrasse]

@guitboy804 Know what you mean. I'm crying watching this. Grew up on John, Vassar, Tut, Norman. I have done John's tunes all these years. Salisbury, NC Jan 1010. My humble version.

[maxxpup41]

What a line up!

[plunka5]

Miss John a whole lot! R I P John Harford...keep that paddle-wheel chugging!

[runningtaters]

Mike Compton on Mando. Reminds me of college nights at the Station Inn. . . Awwwwwwww, man.

[byqmbrx]

This was recorded about 6 months before John passed. Norman Blake, Tut Taylor and Vassar Clements were all original members of Johns Band in the late 60's. I believe the name of the band of "Steam Powered Aireo-Plain". John had a great attitude right up until the end. What a great performer he was.

[Petterssonori]

I love your music, thank you John Hartford !!!

[Evilmonkey36]

RIP John.

[rockinredneck57]

Great band! Sam Bush seems to be the only "name" picker, but that's ok too. They all rock!

[gibsonrb75vl]

@rockinredneck57 Theres quite a few "name" pickers there but you might not recongize them. Vasser Clements-Fiddle, Mike Compton-mandolin,Tut Taylor-dobro,and Norman Blake-guitar and as you pointed out Sam Bush-mandolin. I cant tell who the Bass, clawhammer banjo player or other guitar player is. Might be Johns son

[mandokilla]

@gibsonrb75vl Chris Sharp on the guitar. Heck of player himself.

[Bisbonian]

@gibsonrb75vl That's Bob Carlin on the clawhammer banjo. He and John Hartford did a couple of albums together.

[thebeep]

@gibsonrb75vl That would be Larry Perkins on the Bass.

[tomokra]

Great, but also kinda heart breaking. He passed away the next June.

[Houts61]

This was the Sat. night before Thanksgiving in 2000 at the great Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy, NY. There was a full camera crew on hand, and we've been wondering if this would ever surface. Great work and thanks for posting. Please release this as a concert film, it was incredible!

[runyabo]

what a great performance

[breakerzv]

Need no comment! Just music for pleasure! Thanks!

[planezane]

This is beyond cool! Thanks for sharing this video!

[lesnyd]

What a great guy. I had the pleasure of playing with him a time or two. When he did show at my theater, I accidently overpaid him $20, and he mailed it back to me with a handwritten note. If you ever saw John's handwriting, you knew it was a work of art, just like his music!

[effrobertson]

John Hartford has always been an inspiration to my own music, listening to his records back in the 70's and catching a concert in Toronto in the early 90's with his son on stage playing the mandolin and John waltzing through the crowd playing his fiddle (they both wore derbies)

PURE MAGIC and Musical JOY ~eff

[hotstuffandicecream]

Like it or not...........PURE TALENT here. I'd give my right leg to play like any one of these guys but since I can't I'll keep being a good listener with 2 legs. Great Post, thanks!

[nasty5oh]

Man this is great

[dogsee1]

john loved gals like me..

[DocGeorge4U]

MO' LAKE !!!

[grafikfeat]

We've lost an encyclopedia of American music when we lost John. Although... Seeing this here he is not lost.

Thank you John Hartford...

You have me forever in the "Goodle Days".

[dogsee1]

nice post..soo sad hearing johns voice wore out toward the end of a remarkable career..r.i.p. john....

[2soakers]

Tutbro is the flatpickin' Dobro MAN!

[rottenhat]

Wonderful! Wow does this bring back memories and I still have the near mint vinyl of the record. Very glad that I do---John Hartford died last year.

Music has lost one of the very greats. Why is the CD of the original "Aereo-plain" $160.00 on Amazon?

[kingSHTofFCKmtn]

John Hartford died in '01... however, his music will never die!

[VictorianRose7]

Don't forget Larry Perkins on the bass.

[mertmcg]

I think the other banjo player is Bob Carlin

[budhasac]

Thank you for the upload, We Love you John Hartford!!!

[andyfedel]

these guys were & are "the greats" john was so different than the run of the mill. there will never be another john hartford. vassar clements is another one of those different kinds of sweet style fiddlers that could fit with anybody he played with from old & in the way, with gerry garcia, peter rowan , his own cd's and great with anybody he played with. great video, thanks!

[johnny85er]

very nice indeed!

[muhreeuh]

are there any more videos from this performance?  it's beautiful, and john's voice is so sweet.

[VictorianRose7]

Thanks so much for posting this. This couldn't have been in November 2001 though, Hartford died June 2001.

[Rjc0316]

It reads November 11th, 2000.

[VictorianRose7]

They changed it after I replied.

[mandobaron]

damn vassar could play